The National - The Alcott (feat. Taylor Swift) (Official Lyric Video)

The Alcott (feat. Taylor Swift)’ is taken from ’First Two Pages Of Frankenstein’ out now via 4AD Stream/buy: Directed and edited by Michael Brown Filmed by Chris Sgroi, Tom Berninger, and Aaron Dessner Photography by Shaun Gibson Lyrics: I get myself twisted in threads to meet you at The Alcott I go to the corner in the back where you’d always be And there you are sitting as usual with your golden notebook Writing something about someone who used to be me And the last thing you wanted Is the first thing I do I tell you my problems You tell me the truth It’s the last thing you wanted It’s the first thing I do I tell you that I think I’m falling Back in love with you I sit there silently waiting for you to look up I see you smile when you see it’s me I had to do something to break into your golden thinking How many times will I do this and you’ll still believe?